THE IMPACT

There is strength in numbers. With each additional participant, our data become stronger to make our community healthier.

The Information Gap

LGBTQ people continue to face unique health and healthcare disparities that stem from discrimination, stigma, and a lack of information about how our identities affect our health.

Sexual orientation and gender identity is not collected in most health studies.

The result is that basic information about disease risk factors (like smoking), health promotion activities (like exercise), and unique strengths (like resilience in the face of adversity) is unknown.

With your participation, we can start to understand the many ways that sexual orientation and gender identity affect health!

Results and Sharing Information

All data from The PRIDE Study will be presented in aggregate (grouped). No data on any single study participant will ever be presented (see our FAQ for more information).Our goal is to make The PRIDE Study results and findings available to you, the LGBTQ community, health care professionals, policy-makers, and those interested in improving health for LGBTQ individuals. The more we share, the more we know and learn. We will only share information in a way that maintains your privacy and confidentiality.As the study progresses, check the resources page for results from The PRIDE Study and LGBTQ health information.

Our Impact

Each and every participant in The PRIDE Study makes an impact. The more people that take PRIDE, the more we learn and the greater our impact becomes.

We are building a foundation for ongoing learning about how identity influences health.

Initial results are expected approximately one year from the study start. But our learning will continue to grow and strengthen over the lifetime of the study.Check back as the study progresses for more information on its impact.

A Timeline of Our History

Psychologist Evelyn Hooker Evelyn Hooker publishes research showing that homosexual men are as well adjusted as non-homosexual men. Hooker’s work is integral in the removal of ‘Homosexuality’ from the American Psychiatric Association’s list of mental disorders in 1973.

Founding of S.T.A.R. (New York, NY): Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson found S.T.A.R. (Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries), whose goal was to support LGBT people living on the streets or in prison, and support revolution in a larger sense. Both activists engaged in diverse activities to bring transgender rights to the forefront of LGB visibility.

In an act of defiance against her son’s aggressors, Jeanne Manford marches with her gay son in New York's Pride Day parade, sparking the creation of PFLAG—Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.

The Rainbow Flag flies for the first time as a symbol of LGBT rights during the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade. Artist Gilbert Baker hand-dyed a banner with eight stripes, each with a symbolic meaning. The flag has been modified over time, removing and re-adding colors.

The first national march on Washington, DC for Lesbian and Gay Rights is held on October 14. An estimated 75,000 LGBT people and straight allies demand equal civil rights and urge for the passage of protective civil rights legislation.

California becomes the first state to sign a ban on therapy that claims to convert gay people into heterosexuals. “This bill bans nonscientific ‘therapies’ that have driven young people to depression and suicide,” California Governor Jerry Brown said in a statement.